Buffalo Man 

Doc finds a half-dead man on the side of the road and tells Matt. Matt and Chester ride out to a buffalo hunter's camp but before they get far, the occupants show up not treating them much better than the man the doc found.

Director:

Ted Post

Writers:

Les Crutchfield (screenplay by), John Meston (story by)

Stars:

James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone

Cast

Episode cast overview:
James Arness	...	Matt Dillon
Dennis Weaver	...	Chester
Milburn Stone	...	Doc
Amanda Blake	...	Kitty
Patricia Smith	...	Abby
Jack Klugman	...	Earl Ticks
John Anderson	...	Ben Siple
Abel Fernandez	...	Indian

Storyline

Doc finds a half-dead man on the side of the road and tells Matt. Matt and Chester ride out to a buffalo hunter's camp but before they get far, the occupants show up not treating them much better than the man the doc found.

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 January 1958 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Television Network

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The fight scene between star James Arness and guest star John Anderson in this episode was used as the basis for a famous educational film produced by the American Cinema Editors. The film is still used today as a training exercise for editing students the world over.

User Reviews

I'll Never Eat Buffalo

Strong story, especially around the brutalizing of defenseless little Abby (Smith). Matt and Chester ride out of Dodge to investigate a horrific murder. On Indian land, they encounter two buffalo hunters and a girl. Siple (Anderson) is one mean buffalo man who abuses the cowering Abby and ties up Matt and Chester. His pardner Ticks (Klugman) is scared of him too. However, the Indians don't take to buffalo hunters no matter how mean.

The gravel-voiced Anderson is totally convincing as the menacing Siple, and when he drags Abby into the woods to beat her, it's truly chilling. It's also one of Klugman's early roles. The entry's rather surprising for its realistic depiction of Abby's desperate state, leaving few gaps for the viewer to fill in. Also, check out both the episode's "Trivia" entry and John Anderson's bio. Apparently, the culminating fist fight has become a text book for budding film editors.